Shelly Sterling talks to reporters after a judge ruled in her favor and against her estranged husband, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, in his attempt to block the $2 billion sale of the NBA basketball team.(Photo: Nick Ut, AP)

Shelly Sterling wins the day and ex-Microsoft CEO closer to owning Clippers

This is becoming the most awkward marriage ever. The wife of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling scored a clean sweep when a California judge issued a ruling that paves the way for the $2 billion sale of the team. Donald was challenging the sale. Judge Michael Levanas handed down an "oral tentative statement decision" that said Shelly Sterling had the authority to reach an agreement in May to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who set an Aug. 15 deadline to complete the deal. The judge said he would review objections before issuing a written ruling. Shelly had said during the trial that she and Donald were "sort of" separated. Donald said during the trial that Shelly was a "pig."

Deadly Ebola virus is only a plane ride away from the U.S.

You've been hearing a lot about Ebola lately. That's because there has been a serious outbreak of the deadly virus in West Africa that has killed 670 people, infected more than 1,200, and left Liberia's most high-profile doctor dead. Two Americans providing humanitarian assistance in West Africa are also infected. Experts say the disease could easily arrive in the U.S. on board a plane through infected travelers, but it's very unlikely it would spread to other passengers. People need to be in intimate contact to spread the virus. Ebola has spread in Africa partly because of religious customs, in which family members wash the bodies of deceased relatives to prepare them for burial. Here are answers to common questions about the virus.

Child molestation suspect shown on John Walsh show killed in NYC police shootout

A man suspected of child molestation who was recently featured on CNN's The Hunt was shot and killed Monday in a gunbattle in Manhattan that left three officers wounded. The Hunt host John Walsh said two U.S. marshals and a New York City police officer were responding to a tip provided to the show on the whereabouts of suspect Charles Richard Mozdir, 32, who was wanted in a California case on five counts of lewd acts upon a child younger than 14 and a charge of attempting to keep a witness from prosecuting a crime.

Charles Mozdir, 32, was wanted in connection with a child molestation case in San Diego. He was shot and killed by officers attempting to arrest him in Manhattan on July 28, 2014.(Photo: San Diego Crime Stoppers)

Virginia declares state ban on gay marriage unconstitutional

Another one bites the dust. A federal appeals court panel in Virginia struck down a state ban against same-sex marriage on Monday. The panel's decision will not take effect until at least Aug. 18, while circuit clerks defending the state's ban decide whether to appeal to the full appellate court or the Supreme Court. The high court's justices paved the way last year for what has become an unbroken string of federal and state court victories for gay marriage proponents. They ruled 5-4 that the federal government cannot deny benefits to legally married same-sex couples without violating the equal protection and due process clauses of the Constitution. Since then, district judges in 18 states have struck down bans on gay marriage or ruled that marriages performed elsewhere must be recognized in their states.

Plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit against Virginia's same-sex marriage ban pose after oral arguments in May at the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond(Photo: Steve Helber, AP)

Israel and Hamas are still fighting. Today was the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan. Hamas had agreed Sunday to hold fire ahead of the holiday, but even a strong statement from the U.N. Security Council calling for an "immediate and unconditional" cease-fire failed to keep the peace. Ten Palestinians were reported killed Monday when a missile hit a refugee camp and nine Israeli soldiers died in multiple clashes. Other Palestinian deaths Monday included a 4-year-old boy who died when tank shells hit his family's house in the Gaza town of Jabaliya.

A day after returning to Washington from days of shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East which failed to secure the week-long cease-fire he sought, Secretary of State John Kerry said efforts to stop the violence between Israel and Hamas continues. (Jul
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